Daniel Kobina Sam

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 872 citations indexed

About

Daniel Kobina Sam is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniel Kobina Sam has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 872 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 11 papers in Materials Chemistry and 9 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Daniel Kobina Sam's work include Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (12 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (8 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (7 papers). Daniel Kobina Sam is often cited by papers focused on Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (12 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (8 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (7 papers). Daniel Kobina Sam collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and India. Daniel Kobina Sam's co-authors include Xiaomeng Lv, Ebenezer Kobina Sam, Shanhe Gong, Jun Liu, Xinxin Xiao, Weiting Yu, Botao Liu, Jie Chen, Arulappan Durairaj and Yan‐Tong Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Analytical Chemistry and Coordination Chemistry Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Daniel Kobina Sam

32 papers receiving 844 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Recent development in the fabrication of self-healing superhydrophobic surfaces

2019 258 citations Ebenezer Kobina Sam, Daniel Kobina Sam et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →

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Yutie Bi China

Bo Shao China

Meiting Li China

Jikai Yang China

Tim Nunney United Kingdom

Walter Giurlani Italy

Bo Shang China

Daisuke Hojo Japan

Ilya V. Korolkov Kazakhstan

А. N. Ozerin Russia

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Cao, Yan, et al.. (2025). Synergistic utilization of carbon-integrated covalent organic frameworks and magnetic Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles for efficient recovery of gold and copper from E-waste. Chemical Engineering Journal. 521. 166987–166987. 1 indexed citations

Cao, Yan, et al.. (2025). Hybrid covalent organic frameworks: advanced material for critical metals recovery and other applications. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 542. 216863–216863. 5 indexed citations

Sam, Daniel Kobina, Zhen Tang, & Yan Cao. (2025). Ru-Mo2C nanoclusters anchored on N, P crownshaft-derived porous carbon for efficient hydrogen evolution in alkaline seawater. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 699(Pt 2). 138213–138213. 3 indexed citations

Sam, Daniel Kobina, Heyu Li, Yan‐Tong Xu, & Yan Cao. (2024). Porous carbon fabrication techniques: A review. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 135. 17–42. 22 indexed citations

Sam, Daniel Kobina & Yan Cao. (2024). Electrocatalytic activities of iron-supported N-doped porous carbon towards the oxygen/hydrogen evolution reaction. Renewable Energy. 237. 121788–121788. 8 indexed citations

Sam, Daniel Kobina & Yan Cao. (2024). Porous carbon materials for adsorption: a mini-review. Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures. 32(8). 721–732. 7 indexed citations

Sam, Daniel Kobina, Heyu Li, Yan‐Tong Xu, & Yan Cao. (2024). Advances in porous carbon materials for a sustainable future: A review. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science. 333. 103279–103279. 24 indexed citations

Lu, Runqing, Daniel Kobina Sam, Wenbo Wang, et al.. (2022). Boron, nitrogen co-doped biomass-derived carbon aerogel embedded nickel-cobalt-iron nanoparticles as a promising electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 613. 126–135. 47 indexed citations

Amo‐Antwi, Kwabena, Thomas O. Konney, Samuel Blay Nguah, et al.. (2022). Health-related quality of life among cervical cancer survivors at a tertiary hospital in Ghana. PLoS ONE. 17(6). e0268831–e0268831. 5 indexed citations

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Xu, Yan‐Tong, Ying Han, Daniel Kobina Sam, & Yan Cao. (2022). The selective electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate to ammonia using Co(ii)-decorated TiO₂nanosheets. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 10(42). 22390–22398. 18 indexed citations

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Durairaj, Arulappan, Daniel Kobina Sam, Thangavel Sakthivel, et al.. (2021). Synthesis of bi-functional Ni/Co phosphate nanocomposites for Peroxymonosulphate activation and supercapacitor electrode. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 9(6). 106426–106426. 15 indexed citations

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Gong, Shanhe, Xinxin Xiao, Wenbo Wang, et al.. (2021). Silk fibroin-derived carbon aerogels embedded with copper nanoparticles for efficient electrocatalytic CO2-to-CO conversion. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 600. 412–420. 35 indexed citations

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Sam, Daniel Kobina, Ebenezer Kobina Sam, Arulappan Durairaj, et al.. (2020). Synthesis of biomass-based carbon aerogels in energy and sustainability. Carbohydrate Research. 491. 107986–107986. 87 indexed citations

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Sam, Daniel Kobina, Ebenezer Kobina Sam, & Xiaomeng Lv. (2020). Application of Biomass‐Derived Nitrogen‐Doped Carbon Aerogels in Electrocatalysis and Supercapacitors. ChemElectroChem. 7(18). 3695–3712. 74 indexed citations

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Gong, Shanhe, Xinxin Xiao, Daniel Kobina Sam, et al.. (2019). Dispersed copper nanoparticles promote the electron mobility of nitrogen-rich graphitized carbon aerogel for electrochemical determination of 4-nitrophenol. Microchimica Acta. 186(12). 853–853. 23 indexed citations

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Lv, Xiaomeng, Wei Wei, Daniel Kobina Sam, et al.. (2019). Highly efficient photocatalytic degradation of the Tetracycline hydrochloride on the α-Fe2O3@CN composite under the visible light. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 7(5). 103322–103322. 36 indexed citations

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Sam, Ebenezer Kobina, Daniel Kobina Sam, Xiaomeng Lv, et al.. (2019). Recent development in the fabrication of self-healing superhydrophobic surfaces. Chemical Engineering Journal. 373. 531–546. 258 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sam, Daniel Kobina, et al.. (1980). Transfer Coefficients of Radionuclides Secreted in Milk of Dairy Cows. Journal of Dairy Science. 63(9). 1447–1450. 8 indexed citations

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Sam, Daniel Kobina, et al.. (1966). Nuclear-Charge Distribution of Fission-Product Chains of Mass Numbers 131-133. Physical Review. 144(3). 984–993. 58 indexed citations

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Sam, Daniel Kobina, et al.. (1962). Radiochemical Determination of Sodium-24 and Sulfur-35 in Seawater.. Analytical Chemistry. 34(3). 336–340. 5 indexed citations

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